Iolaus nolaensis

Updated on Dec 19, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Iolaus
Similar Iolaus iulus, Iolaus mimosae, Iolaus

Iolaus nolaensis is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Zambia.

The larvae feed on the Agelanthus species A. subulatus, A. sansibarensis, A. tanganyikae and A. scassellatii.

Subspecies

Iolaus nolaensis nolaensis (Republic of the Congo: Haute Sangha)

Iolaus nolaensis amanica (Stempffer, 1951) (Tanzania: north-east to the Usambara Mountains, Zambia)

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